Stephanie McMahon Acknowledges CM Punk Quit Live At WWE Payback

During the in-ring segment with WWE World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella, Stephanie McMahon made reference to CM Punk. During the segment a loud "CM Punk" chant broke out. Stephanie responded by looking at Bryan and saying:

"These people want you to quit just like CM Punk did."

I captured the line on Twitter:

">@StephMcMahon to

.@StephMcMahon to @wweDanielBryan - "These people want you to quit just like @CMPunk did." #WWEPayback#WWE

— Richard Gray (@wnwdotcom) June 2, 2014

">@wweDanielBryan - "These people want you to quit just like

.@StephMcMahon to @wweDanielBryan - "These people want you to quit just like @CMPunk did." #WWEPayback#WWE

— Richard Gray (@wnwdotcom) June 2, 2014

">@CMPunk did." #WWEPayback#WWE

— Richard Gray (@wnwdotcom) June 2, 2014

Clearly, Vince McMahon wants to embrace the Punk chants in his hometown rather than pretend they are not there. As for Punk's status, he's retired.